Clayton was always confident the deal would go through and remained relaxed about the negotiations - but revealed hundreds of Boro fans messaged him daily on Twitter in a bid to learn what was going on.

“I received a mixed bag of tweets with people saying things about me like missing medicals, but I wasn’t going to comment until everything got done”, the midfielder smiled.

“We had a good laugh and as soon as I signed for Boro the messages changed from ‘what are you doing, why aren’t you here?’ to ‘we’re so happy you’re here’.

“It’s football and you’re always going to get it, and I’m buzzing to finally be here.”

Adam Clayton's tweet after joining Boro

Posting on Twitter shortly after his move to the Riverside, the former Leeds United player risked the wrath of the Elland Road faithful by admitting he would love to nick a goal on his debut in today’s lunchtime clash.

But for keen tweeter Clayton it was all a bit of harmless banter.

“I think it antagonised a few (Leeds fans), Clayton laughed.

“I didn’t realise wanting to score on my debut for Boro would upset them so much. It just so happens the game is against Leeds.

“A lot of my followers on Twitter are still Leeds-based fans so anything you write that might be anything to do with Leeds in general you get a bit of stick.

“But I enjoy it all and it’s all fun - and as long as nobody gets hurt it’s all fine.”

Clayton became a fans’ favourite during his two years at Elland Road under Simon Grayson before joining the Terriers in 2012.